Britpop sensations Egyptian Hip Hop have only been on the scene for a year and yet already seem to be an adequate illustration of the current state and future of music. When they first hit the scene, they were the perfect embodiment of what was in vogue in Europe years ago: electronic-indie made more for the sake of movement and a physical experience than anything else. In February of this year they released an EP, stripped of their electronica appeal, moving onto something much more newwave synth-based than ’80s pop inspired. The music they’ve officially released, especially as of this year, is interesting because it does not cling to any particular era of influence. It is newwave but not in a way that tries hard to sound like it belongs in the future. It’s sort of stragly and effortless in such a way that youths of the current time can find it especially relatable. It’s got a sort of free-spirited don’t-care-what-you-think-of-us sort of sound and ultimately that’s what will win you over. At first if might sound cheap concoction of The Rapture and Does It Offend You, Yeah? but it just might eventually nudge its way into favorites.
